Reports: Celtics hire Ron Adams as assistant coach

Ron Adams has been hired by the Boston Celtics and will serve as an assistant coach under Brad Stevens, this according to multiple media reports.

Ron Adams has been hired by the Boston Celtics and will serve as an assistant coach under Brad Stevens, this according to multiple media reports.

Adams will join Jay Larranaga and Jamie Young on the Celtics bench. Both coaches were with the team last year. Former Butler assistant Micah Shrewsberry was recently hired by Stevens and will also be on the bench.

Adams was the top assistant under Tom Thibodeau in Chicago last season. Bulls GM Gar Forman told Adams he was not renewing his contract for next season which reportedly irked Thibodeau. Adams has a been a coach in the NBA for over 20 years.